Music in 1945-1960

Music has helped the people from ancient time till now to express their feeling directly or indirectly too. Today music is the strong medium to convey any message personal or social or political or any type of messages. Political activists express their feelings through the music and so on. Music helps the people to open up and express anything inside.
World war 2 was in the peak in 1945  across the world destroying almost everything . In the 1950s, there was the Cold War between Soviet union and US and between North and south Korea. Vietnamese war was also the incident where many U.S soldier lost their lives in the same time frame.
In those hard times there were many musicians and singers who were born and the others introduced the world with their best musics and songs. Some of the famous albums and artists are introduced below.

Albums of 1945
Nat King Cole—King Cole Trio 
Bing Crosby—Merry Christmas 

Births of 1945
Rod Steward—January 10th
Eric Clapton—March 30th

Albums of 1950
Ella Fitzgerald—Ella Sings Gershwin
Fats Domino—The Fat Man


Fats Domino

Births of 1950
Natalie Cole—February 6th
Huey Lewis—July 5th 

Albums of 1955
Bill Haley & His Comets—Shake, Rattle and Roll

Miles Davis—Blue Moods  

Births of 1955
Eddie Van Halen—Jan 26th
Reba McEntire—March 28th

Eddie Van Halen

Albums of 1960
Elvis Presley—Elvis is Back! 
Ray Charles—The Genius Hits the Road

Births of 1960
Bono—May 10th
Amy Grant—November 25th

The links for some popular songs of those times are:

1. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRFe3PZgzhM

2. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vkF3WVN5ao8